The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

Our own life has to be our message.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.